The Kissing Competition Part 7

"Make me feel like a beggar, make me feel like a thief, make me feel like a battle that cannot end in peace. Make me feel like running, as if I've lost my nerve, make me cry tears, I don't deserve…"

-Ben Harper, Please Bleed.     

Rory entered the house a few ours later to find her mother watching TV, she immediately headed for the kitchen talking so her mother could hear her, even when her head was deep inside the fridge.

Rory: So, I went past Al's today and he's got a sign that says…Mom? Rory stopped as she felt something wasn't right.

Rory: Mom? What's up? Bad Day?

Lorelai: What? Rory? Hey baby, when'd you get home?

Rory: Mom, I've been talking at the top of my lungs for the past five minutes. Where were you?

Lorelai: Sorry, I'm a little tired. Did you want to start again?

Lorelai was a mess. Trying to keep herself together in front of Rory, her parents and the town was driving her further into the pit of misery Luke had harshly thrown her into one month ago today.

Nothing in her life, even those days before she told her parents about Rory, had prepared her for this kind of heartbreak. Imagine, him suggesting that she was ashamed of him just because she didn't want the whole town to know about their private and, as it turns out, brief affair.

Lorelai hated the misery, the tiredness- not to mention- the crying. She was so sick of crying but she honestly believed that Luke would realise that she had a very good reason for keeping their relationship secret. She loved him to distraction. She wanted him every minute of everyday, even when they weren't together. But most importantly she knew with a certainty she'd never felt about anything before that she wanted to be with him, marry him.  

Unfortunately, that also scared her half to death to think he might not want her, once all the 'kissing like teenagers' stuff died down.  

The next morning, she awoke miserable, as she had for the last month but she knew what she wanted to do march right up to him, yell at him and kiss him until he wanted her back but she didn't know it that would make the situation worse when she then had to tell him it would be forever this time. Lorelai followed Rory as she was dressed and leaving for the bus,

Lorelai: Hey, kiddo, have a good day.

Rory: Sure. Mom?

Lorelai: hmmmm?

Rory: Will you be okay?

Lorelai: Oh, yeah! I've got some repair man coming to fix the wiring at the inn. And I'm secretly  hoping one of them will look like Jon Bon Jovi.  

Lorelai looked at Rory as she rushed around the foyer grabbing her coat and school bag. Lorelai got the chance to really look at her daughter, something she'd been too miserable to do lately. Rory was visibly upset.

Lorelai: Rory? Rory, what's wrong?

Rory hastily wiped her eyes and forced a smile

Rory: Nothing. Nothing's wrong is it mother? Nope, no reason why anyone would be crying in this house? I mean if, I'd been dumped by the one man I was meant to love and live happily ever after with, suddenly dumped me I'd be fine, just fine?

Lorelai: How did you find out?

Rory: Lane overheard you and Luke on the day he broke it off. She was coming to store some black market stuff from her mother but heard Luke yelling at you instead.

Lorelai watched in horror as Rory's voice broke on the last words and she looked at Lorelai with so much despair and disappointment.

Lorelai: Rory, listen to me. Don't cry, sweetheart. It's going to be ok. I'm going to get him back! That man was mine from the very first cup of coffee, there's no way he'll ever be happy without me around to love him. He knew this but I was scared so I screwed it up. But it's really ok I'll just go and convince him. Wanna call me in your lunch break? I'll need to give you all my good news.

Rory: What if he doesn't want you back?

Lorelai: I never really let him go and he won't be given much of a choice.

Rory smiled with joy as she watched her mother run upstairs to change from her pyjamas into what she called 'getting her man back' outfit. Rory yelled from the bottom of the stairs

Rory: Mom!

Lorelai: Yes, my darling?

Rory: Good Luck!

Lorelai: Thanks. But I won't need it, he might though.

Hey guys,

Thanks for all the really terrific reviews. Alyx7, thanks for all those corrections, rest assured-it's not just you J! I'm sorry that you guys thought I'd end it there-it just keeps going. I can't control it. But I'm praying that it'll be finished within two episodes after this one, maybe I should just make it an even ten, huh? Thoughts? Comments?  Anyway, stay tuned and reviewing-you will be vindicated.

PS: In your reviews I'd love it if you could tell me what I'm doing well, the stuff that keeps you reading??? Please tell if I'm doing something really badly-I'll try and force myself to take it on board.